By Daniyal Sheikh · Education Correspondent · Updated October 14, 2026 Punjab’s winter school timings for 2026 are now official. The School Education Department Punjab issued a formal notification on Tuesday, October 14, 2026, announcing new winter timings for all government (public) schools across the province, effective Friday, October 16, 2026 through March 31, 2027….
Pakistan’s Army successfully test-launched the extended-range version of its Fatah-2 hypersonic ballistic missile on Tuesday, October 13, 2026 — the second high-profile missile test by the country in a week. The military’s media wing, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), announced that the Fatah-2 Extended Range (ER) weapon system is equipped with advanced navigation and state-of-the-art avionics,…
Lahore, Oct 13, 2026 — Punjab’s Chief Minister E-Bikes Scheme has pulled in over 1.3 million registrations and more than 607,000 completed applications before the application process closed — a record for any government scheme in the province, according to an official statement reported on October 13. The next stage is a balloting to select…
Two Pakistan Army Aviation pilots were martyred on Monday, October 12, 2026, after a Mushshak training aircraft crashed near Nawan Killi in Quetta due to a technical fault, the military’s media wing confirmed. The pilots have been identified as Major Husnain Shehzad Humayun, an instructor pilot, and Captain Abdul Samad, a student pilot. President Asif…
The Sindh government has imposed a complete ban on rallies, protests, sit-ins, and any gathering of five or more persons anywhere in the province until October 20, 2026. The restriction, announced on the night of Sunday, October 11, was imposed under Section 144 of the Criminal Procedure Code and applies across all of Sindh, from…
Islamabad Police have arrested the main suspect in the case of Laiba Ijaz, the 20-year-old International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI) gold medallist who was found dead in the capital on Friday, October 9, days after her family allegedly lost millions of rupees to an agent who promised her admission — and a scholarship — to…
By Daniyal Sheikh | Updated: October 13, 2026 If you are in Karachi, check your area before you start the day: K-Electric has announced scheduled power interruptions across the city on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, as part of its routine maintenance programme. 50 of the utility’s 2,129 feeders will be shut down in phases —…
Parents and students across Punjab can send their children to school as usual today, Monday October 12 — the provincial education department has confirmed that all educational institutions across Punjab will remain open, dismissing a notification circulating on social media about closures as completely fake. If you woke up to a forwarded message on WhatsApp…
President Asif Ali Zardari has imposed a state of emergency and Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, suspending the PTI-led provincial government with immediate effect. The proclamation, signed on Sunday, October 11, 2026, was issued under Articles 232 and 234 of the Constitution after the federal cabinet recommended the move, citing a deteriorating security situation and…
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government is giving Rs. 100,000 to 1,832 madrassah students under the Rahmatul-lil-Alameen Scholarship 2026-27 — and applications closed on October 14, 2026. If you applied before the deadline, this page now tracks what happens next: the merit list announcement, how to check your application status, and what to do while you wait….